1
: any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
2
: a rapacious or predatory person
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As soon as they learned of his arrest, the media vultures started circling.
noted that the paparazzi are vultures who could not exist without the connivance of the tabloid-buying public
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This case is reminiscent of a 2020 ruling in Palm Beach County Circuit Court that culminated with a homeowner agreeing to pay $53,000 to settle a lawsuit by the Ibis Golf and Country Club and cease feeding vultures, alligators and other wildlife.
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Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
Dark Wings Wildlife is incorporated as a 501(c)3, and Somma wants to grow slowly and introduce more animals that can fulfill educational roles, including some otters and a full aviary of non-releasable vultures.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
In one passage, a dancer drags himself across the floor as four others crouch over him like vultures, obscuring his body.
—Siobhan Burke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
Dark Wings Wildlife is incorporated as a 501(c)3, and Somma wants to grow slowly and introduce more animals that can fulfill educational roles, including some otters and a full aviary of non-releasable vultures.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
In one passage, a dancer drags himself across the floor as four others crouch over him like vultures, obscuring his body.
—Siobhan Burke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Vulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vulture. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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vulture
noun
vul·ture
ˈvəl-chər 
1
: any of various large birds that feed mostly on animals found dead and that are related to the hawks and eagles but have weaker claws and the head usually naked
2
: a greedy or predatory person
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